Barb (name)

Barb is a feminine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Barbara. It is also sometimes a surname.

Given name

 * Barb Bellini (born 1977), Canadian retired volleyball player
 * Barbara Barb Bond (born 1962), American former rugby union player, United States team captain in 1991
 * Barbara Barb Bunkowsky (born 1958), Canadian former LPGA golfer
 * Barbara Barb Goodwin (born 1949), American politician
 * Barb Haley (born 1963/64), American politician
 * Barb Honchak (born 1979), American professional mixed martial artist
 * Barb Jungr (born 1954), English singer, songwriter, composer and writer
 * Barb Kniff McCulla (born 1956), American politician
 * Barbara Lindquist (born 1969), American triathlete
 * Barbara Barb Miller (born 1958/59), Canadian politician
 * Barb Mucha (born 1961), American LPGA golfer
 * Barbara Barb Spencer (born 1966), Canadian curler
 * Barb Tarbox (1961–2003), Canadian anti-smoking activist
 * Barb Whitehead (born 1961), American LPGA golfer
 * Barb Yarusso (born 1956), American politician

Surname

 * Alphons Barb (1901–1979), Austrian-born academic, archaeologist, numismatist, museum director and author
 * Heinrich Alfred Barb (1826–1883), academic, university director, civil servant, interpreter and author, director of the Oriental Institute of Vienna

Nicknamed

 * Louis Barbarin (1902–1997), American jazz drummer nicknamed "Lil Barb"

Fictional characters

 * Barbara "Barb" Holland, on the 2016 Netflix series Stranger Things
 * Barbara Henrickson, on HBO's TV series Big Love
 * Barbara Royle, on the BBC comedy series The Royle Family; often referred to as "Barb" by her husband, Jim Royle.
 * Barbara Barb Leahey, on the Canadian TV series Trailer Park Boys
 * Barb, on the TV series Witches of East End
 * Queen Barb, from Trolls World Tour
 * Barb, a spider first appeared in the episode "Web Weirdos" of the animated series Adventure Time